Charles Fairmorn Blantyre Mild Blend

Here is another older tin purchased as a single item on Ebay ~ 2016. This tin's address printing identified it as the original London, England, generation before it migrated to Germany. The tin was well sealed and contained a very finely folded doily liner that, as a style, has all but disappeared today. The label tells you that this will be a Scottish mixture in a "mixed" cut. They weren't kidding and I found three widths of ribbons, some broken flake-like material and pieces of torn tobacco leaves that looked like little flags. There was still a modicum of moisture in the leaf and I gave it about twenty minutes to air out. Now, and once again, I am in agreement with reviewer Pipestud 2015-02-27 that Blantyre is a quality and tasty smoke that let's you identify and enjoy it's component tobaccos. I picked up the Kentucky and the Perique right away and enjoyed this blend as a slightly milder Scottish mixture. The only area of departure for me was the persistent and floral background note that was not even mentioned by any other reviewer. This makes me wonder if the German variant (shown in the photo with this listing) has a different aroma from the London original? Not a Lakeland type of aroma, but noticeably floral and persistent from the rim to the heel. I would think that the other reviewers would have noted this. Instead, we get opinions as to fruit aromas. I picked up nothing like this in my London tin. I also agree with reviewer Pipetsud that this is a four star blend, but must take away one star for the unfortunate inclusion of the persistent floral note that I feel has no place in pipe blends.